Shampoo spray head



July 7, 1942. R. A. Mcc u ETAL- 2,288,590

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Patented July 7, 1942 SHAMPOO SPRAY HEAD Robert A. McClure, Kokomo, and Francis X. Preston, Indianapolis, Ind.

Application September 28, 1940, Serial No. 358,894

1 Claim.

This invention relates to spray heads particularlly useful in shampooing human hair, and the principal object is to provide a major spray area in which the outlets are distributed throughout a surface curved to conform to the general curvature of the human head in order to direct the force of the discharge where it will be most efficient in Washing the hair and also to prevent scattering, splashing and undue wetting of the face, clothing and surroundings of the person on whom the spray head is used.

Another object is to provide rotative adjustment of the head on the tube through which water is supplied to it, and also to provide means for adjusting the angle between the spray head and water supply tube, also forming the handle.

We accomplish the above by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. l is an underside plan view of the spray head;

Fig. 2 is a front edge view; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective and partial section of the spray head in use.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views of the drawing.

The spray head comprises a long narrow chamber 1 defined by an outer plate 8, an inner plate 9, ends ID, ID, and sides H and I2. The inner plate 9 is formed with a plurality of perforations l3 for the discharge of water admitted to the chamber through a pipe M, which pipe also serves as a handle to be grasped by the operators hand in holding and moving the head. The pipe I4 is connected with a suitable source of supply, not shown.

To direct the sprays of water issuing through holes I3 towardthe head of a person receiving a shampoo, the plates are curved to a concavity of the inner plate 9, as shown, which closely conforms to the general curvature of the human head as the spray head is moved back and forth and laterally close to the hair. The tube I4 is preferably hexagonal in cross-section to afford a good grip thereon by the hand of the operator in using the tube as a handle.

Fig. 3 clearly illustrates the manner of use of our spray head.

While we have herein shown and described our invention in the best form now known to us, it is obvious that structural variations may be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention and we, therefore, do not desire to be limited to that precise form beyond the limitations as may be imposed by the following claim.

We claim:

A new article of manufacture consisting of an arcuate, uniform cross-sectional, flattened tubular member closed at both ends and having a plurality of spaced apart passageways through the concave face of the member, the axes of the passageways substantially following radii of curvature of said face, and a rigid tubular handle extending in fixed manner centrally from one edge of the said member downwardly and outwardly therefrom in respect to said concave face, said member opening into said handle.

ROBERT A. MCCLURE. FRANCIS X. PRESTON. 

